IC 1318 or Gamma Cygni Nebula or Sadr Region (HOO Palette) Located in the Orion arm of the Milky Way Galaxy and found in the constellation Cygnus is IC1318A, IC1318B and IC1318C or the Gamma Cygni Nebula an enormous emission nebula back dropping the star Gamma Cygni or Sadr seen in the top center of this photo. The nebula is approximately 3700 light years distant. Sadr or Gamma Cygni at 1800 light years is a 2.23 magnitude giant yellow-white F-type star 12 times the mass of our sun and emitting over 33,000 times as much energy.
Aside from Gamma Cygni, the field contains objects from Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae
- LBN 248
- LBN 253
- LBN 249
- LBN 245
- LBN 234
- LBN 261
Also in the field is NGC 6910 (aka The Inchworm Cluster) an open cluster about 3710 light years distant.
Details:- Acquisition Date: 08/03/2022 to 08/04/2022
- Location: Western Massachusetts
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Astropixel Processor
Filters used:
- Chroma Hydrogen Alpha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma Oxygen III 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha: 22 x 600 sec (220 min)
- Chroma Oxygen III 15 x 600 sec (150 min)
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Total Exposure: 370min. (6.2 hrs.)[b] [/b]
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
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